Car or wagon



Sept. 21 1926 1,600,634 c. G. HUELVES CAR OR WAGON Filed Oct. 25. 1924 3 Sheeis-Sheet 1 A TTORNE Y.

Sept. 21,1926. 1,600,654

C. G. HUELVES CAR OR WAGON Filed Oct. 25, 1924- s Sheets-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR.

. C I ATTORNEY.

Se t, 21,1926. 1,600,634

C. G. HUELVES CAR 0R WAGON Filed Oct. 25. 1924 3 Sheets- Sheet s 4 g L i k n Q A TTORNE Y.

Patented Sept. 21, 1926 :PA or fice cLAUiJIo GARCIA HUELVES; or SANTA CLARA, CUBA.

canon WAGON.

:hivpl e t en'file-d. own traumas-s ria no. 745, 69 ndba Augu ta, 192

7 This invention relates to cars or wagons used for transporting materials, particularly the cane sugar from the'cane fields, to the mill and i s bje t is to provi a c r agon: hic h s a t l ng plat m a s ciated to or in combination with the side gate so that when the platform is raised up to be inclined on one of its sides, t automatically causes'the gate to open, and reversely, when the platform is lowered to its :Fig. 4;is' a view similar to that of -Fig@ 3,

showing the Qpeiiposition of;th e car.

Z'AJlGl :Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail 01 lin In the drawings, 1 designates a ra lroad car; or wagon used forthetransportation of the sugar 'canein ap ti u ar man r, t which-effect the vcar is divided :i s t s 2, preferably thre numbe s para e from each other by-divisions The bed -or,:p1atform 4:. e ch sect on 2 1 fix d cross-bars 4: which are gyratorily mounted by means of end side plates 5 on arock ng shaft 5 mounted across the divisions 3 and .ale g the car, a t same i e-Where a located the discharge gates of the car, said rocking haft 5 b i g supp rte ub a kr ets 6 fixed on the lower corresponding side sill 7 of-the car, The side of each section 2 oppositeto the gate, is composed of a plurality of vertical stakes 8 separated from one another and highe ha h -wa 3 an c nnect d get e a eir uppe en by a'longi ud na .bar ea h take 8 b ing .gyratorily articulated to platform 4i by neai is of wo s e Pl te l l'atera y fix d ri t-b side ica 0rQ s-ba .=,;an moun e 591 s or "piv t ng; sh tt hich pa e hrough ee stak '8,-th f rm ng eni d vidual pivotal connection foreach stake 8 This side wall in its normal position bears against the upper beam 12 of the corresponding side ofeach s ection 2 of the car; Each gate is composed of a plurality of Vertical stakes 13 connected at their lower end by means of a longitudinal plate 14 of double angle or Z sect-ion which has projecting downwardsa hanging vertical flange 14 and eachstake 13, is hinged to theupper beam 15 of the correspondingside of each section of the car by means of a supporting piece with individual hinge 16 united to said upper beam. 15. Each gateis further resinforced by meansof a diagonal plate or tie'member 17 of angular section, which connects togetherthe various stakes 1 3. The

two movable side walls of each section 2 of thecar are connected together bymeans of two upper. slightly inclined bars 18 which connecttogether the upper part of the first stalge 8 and'of the laststake 8.01? a side wall with the upper beam 15,01 the other side wall, the unions being articulated by means of pivoting pins 20 which respectively pass through the first and last stakes -8 and side p1ates2 xed t6 the i in dl 83m me n o n t s p s .2 whi h pa through th s m s. 8 nd supp ting plate 2 -.co n cte t9 e m -7 Th rhls i also 7 on ected t th pp s e s Wa by means Of two diagonalbars Q i which connect together the-first and last stakes 8 of the-closedf side wallwiththe first and la t s k s ea h slat th a t cu ed .r n on sh li g; e e e bye-l ans ,Q p otin pi-i wh h; pass hr ug the stak -we side plates Zfifixed to each bar Qiand by me f piv ting .:Pin 127 1 w ich P s t ro gh th s ake l h t r sh ongitudinal slots 28 inside plates 28 fixed to each bar 24. Each upper longitudinal bar .9 has united to the ends and ,m'iddle portions of its length supporting plates 29 f ming ey or onn ct g th h ok 30 hang g fr m th c a ns -1 i m ng p t of any proper elevating mechanismwhich,

is not shown. Each diagonal bar '24 is of,

"som wha channell d. shape i a s e se tion a i d c ed in i h e eniw e fac ricti s, W hi adla e me of divisio ,50 as to fi rh re is ance th iri tlhn f th can an thu pi-e en sai ar Z tiP m u ngthQ e ent n of the me. Be ach p atform 4: a -leve is mqunted support ng Pl t eem lyfix d to each cr s ti am "3 ,-Sei

lever having uneven arms 33 which terminates adjacent the closed wall in a projection or shoulder 34 bent at right angles to the portion 33 or extend vertically and upwardly directed in front of the lower side sill 7 of the car to butt against the lower face of the tilting platform 4, and said longer arm of the lever 33 passes through aslot 36 vertically formed in the web of the other lower side sill 7 of the car corresponding to the side of the gate, and terminates in a short projection or shoulder at 37 which slightly slopes outwards and frictionally engages the lower edge of outer face of the hanging vertical flange 14 of the side plate 14 fixed to the gate. 'Said lever 33 is provided with a weight 38' near the projection 37, whereby this lever tends normally to bear by its longer arm on the lower edge of the slot or opening 36 of the lower bolster 7 of the car.

The operation of the car is as follows: By operating any proper mechanism connected to the chains 31, the supporting plates 29 attached to the side wall formed by the stakes 8 are pulled up and at the same time the platform 4 tilts on the rocking shaft owing to the articulation afforded by the pivoting pins. 11 and the side wall formed by the stakes 8. At the same time that it ascends, the wall tends to withdraw into the interior of the car, owing to the fact that the tilting shaft 5 is fixedly located at the lower part of the opposite side. At the time that the tilting platform 4 starts to go up, the gate 13'does not yet open, outwardly, owing to the lost motion between the members 24 and gate 13, which is afforded by side plates 28 running on pins 27 along their longitudinal, slots 28 at which end the gate 13 is gradually opened, and

the cane is discharged without any obstruction through the open space of each gate 13 owing to the inclination of the platform 4 of the section. Owing to the weight 38, once the lever 33 has been freed from the pressure exerted upon the upwardly bent inner end 34 of the same by the platform 4, the projection 37 comes to its lower position, being freed from the lower flange 14 ,of plate 14 secured to stakes 13 before starting the opening movement of gate formed by stakes 13. After discharging the load of the car, the elevating mechanism of which the chains 31 form part is lowered whereby the platform 4 with the closed side wall 8 and the gate 13 comes down by their own weight and when the flange 14 of plate 14 engages the corresponding lower side sill 7 platform 2 follows its rocking motion on shaft'5, owing to'lost motion between tie members 24 and stakes 13,- until platform 4 butts against the end of the shoulder 34 and it presses the same downwards causing the lever 33 to pivot so as to ra se up the shoulder 37 of'the other end for engaging the hanging flange 14, the gate being thus locked and prevented from opening, unless the side formed by the stakes S is raised up again.

Itshould be understood that the details of construction'of the car can vary within the system of discharge'of the same, without altering the essential feature of the invention, which is as set' forth in the appended claims.

il/ hat I claim is 2- 1. In cars or wagons, the combination of a tilting platform on one of its sides,'a dis charge side gate at theside of the car corresponding to the rocking shaft of the platform, a movable wall at the opposite side of the car and which is articulated to the platform, and connecting means between the movable wall and the gate, so that when the movable wall is raised with the platform the gate is automatically opened, and viceversa.

2. In cars or wagons, the combination of a tilting platform on one of its sides, a discharge side gate at the side of the car corresponding to the rocking shaft of the platform, a movable wall at the opposite side of the car and which is articulated to the platform, and connecting means between the movable wall and the gate and the stationary frame of the car, so that when the movable wall is raised with the platform the gate is automatically opened and viceversa.

In cars or wagons, the combination of a platform tilting on a rocking shaftiat one of the sides of the car, a discharge sidegate which is hinged at its upper edge on the same side of the car corresponding to'the rocking shaft of the platform, a movable" wall at the opposite side of the car which is articulated to the platform and is higher than the stationary frame of the car, articulated lost motion tie members which diagonally connect the movable wall to the gate, and articulated connection bars which connect the higher part of the movable wall to the part of the stationary frame of the car in which the gate is hinged, so that when the movable wall is raised with the platform by proper elevating means, the gate is automatically opened a few times afterward, and vice-versa. V

4. In cars or wagons, the combination of a. platform tilting on one of its sides, a discharge side gate which is hinged at its upper edge to the stationary frame of the car on the same side thereof corresponding to tilting center side of platform, and locking means of the gate which are mounted underneath the platform and in the stationary frame of the car, so that when the platform comes down to its normal position the gate has at its lower free edge a vertical flange,

and locking means of the gate which are mounted underneath the platform at the stationary frame of the car and which are actuated to outwardly engage the vertical flange of the gate, so that when the platform comes down to its normal position the gate is automatically looked after being in its closed position.

6. In cars or Wagons, the combination of a platform tilting on one of its sides, a discharge side gate which is hinged at its upwith a weight andanother shoulder to engage the lower portion of the gate, so that when the gate comes down to its normal osition the gate is automatically locked a ter being in its closed position.

7. In cars or wagons, the combination of a platform tilting on one of its sides, a discharge side gate which is hinged at its upper edge to the stationary frame of the car on the same side thereof correspondingto tilting center side of platform, and locking means of the gate which consist in a lever of uneven arms which is pivotally mounted in transverse position to the stationary frame of the car underneath the platform and which has its longer arm provided with a weight and extended through a slot or opening on the bolster of the car which is below the gate, said lever having at its inner end an upwardly directed shoulder which 'acts as a butt against the platform of the car and at its outer end has another upwardly directed shoulder to engage the lower portion of the 'gate,'so that when the platform comes down to' its normal position,

it may butt against the inner shoulder of the lever and cause the same to rock on its pivot causing its outershoulder to raise and engage the lower portion of the gate after 

